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"Candidate Obama promised to end earmarks in legislation which leads to pork barrel spending. In the middle of March, President Obama signed the spending bill so government could continue to fund its programs and included in this spending bill was all the former earmarks and pork barrel spending intact. President Obama's explanation: since this spending bill was a carry over from the previous administration he would not cut the earmark spending, but this would be the last time he would include those earmarks and lawmakers were going to have to learn to be more fiscally responsible in future spending bills. No change.
"Candidate Obama campaigned for a quick withdrawal of troops from Iraq. President Obama promised troops would be out of Iraq by the end of 2011-which is the date that was previously agreed to by the United States and Iraq in the former administration. No change.
"Candidate Obama promised action to get the economy going in the positive direction. President Obama urges patience as he works on the problems of the economy left to him by the previous administration. No change.
"There is one change that I have noticed since that historical day in January and it is the treatment that President Obama receives from the media.
"The purpose of the press is supposed to be to report the news in an objective manner to the public. Once reporters start adding their own personal perspectives to the story it is hard for the public to trust the accuracy and objectivity of the reporting and it starts to become similar to entertainment reporting.
"It is worse when the press underreports or down plays newsworthy items. An example would be the increase troops in Afghanistan. (Isn't that called a "surge"? -- Robert)
"If I had not been watching the news on that particular day, I would not have even known about it. It should make you think about how many other stories are fluffed over as a small side note on the evening news when they should really be headline."
